Crystal Cup, Inner Worlds.

Contemplating a Hand Blown Crystal Cup from my Collection.

Beguiling Hand Blown Crystal Cup. Refracts and Reflects Revealing Worlds Within. Hand blown Japanese cup from my Collection. Pictures by John Rose.

Genesis

Son and partner, Over lunch, Gave me, Japanese cup, Created to order, Nestling in hand, Beautiful tactile feel, Exquisite art, Created from, Elemental flames, Wielded by, Masters of, Time-honed, Honored skills.

Carefully wrapped, My Precious and, Just before placing, Safely in bag, Son’s partner, Whispered, “Remember light”.

Light

My crystal cup, Hand blown and, Careful cooling, Created facets and, Crystal swirls, Guided by, Crafter’s patient, Skilled manipulations.

Zen Garden has, Fluorescent spotlights, Seemed appropriate, Placing cup, On sand, Lights on, Glowing blue, Crystal swirls, Boundaries refract, Around base, Larger pattern, Reflects different, Cooling rates, Varying thickness, Such artistry, My precious.

Held cup, LED Lights, Glowing and, Reflecting and, Refracting individual, LED lights, Stunning, Unguessable beauty, Hidden within.

Sunset

Insatiable curiosity, Crystal cup, Gentled in hand, Held to setting sun, Spellbound, Crystal rainbows, Different effects, Different angles, Eyes delved, Crystal depths, Introspection.

Introspection

Crystal depths, Gaia’s songlines, Rippling shapes, Patterns and, Connections, Causality flows, Laid bare, Before me,

Eyes bright, Wonderment in, Hidden crystal, Zen landscape, Excited and yet, At peace.

If we, Can create, Such beauty, Then surely, There’s a, Place for us, in Gaia.